Control for platens



July 3, 1945.

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a control means fora rotatable platen fora disc tcjcenter ablank on platen I5.\` t l i rolling machine or the like wherein the same Referring` particularly now to Fig. 3, platenvI` control means alsonoperates other mechanisms is formed Wiha Central aperture into Whiohf l on which is supportedan oscillatable crankshaft* 40-ar1d When So engaged the two friction surfaces Patented July 3, 1945` i l "i Y i .tenacity ooNTRoLFon PLA'rENs" t NFrank A. Stull-Iman, Forest "ParkQfIlL, assigner to" Borg-Warner Cin'poratiomfChicago;` Ill., a" corlporation ofIllinois 1 4 t i Application December 1, 1941,; Serial No. 4219159 i i n y y y 1o claims; (orso-#icy I p p This invention relates to machines for forming i on frame I `Il cooperate with work head I4 to p i blanks on atrotatable platen, and particularly to itsv downward movementrelative towork support `adiscrolling machine. t Ii-and thereby regulate the thickness `of "the Theprincpal object of this invention is to prof blankslz as itis rolled. Y i I i I i videan improved control means for the rotatable` 5, Platen; I5 (Figs. Zand 3) is adapted to-be driven` platen of a disc rolling machine or the like where- `from arctatable platform 2i, which, `in turn, `is` in said platen may be intermittently driven` from adapted to be driven through suitable mechanism a continuously rotating drive member, with means (not shown) from a pulley 22 and a rope drive for arresting the rotation of the platen when "23d connected to a prime mover (not shown). said platen is not being driven. t i y l t Rolll carriage I61is secured to a slidableplatelZZa, Another object of this invention is to provide as is likewisea centeringidevice 23 which isiused necessaryfor the successful formation of ablank.` maybe piloted an extension 25a of aconical plate l i Another object ofthe invention is to provide i 25Qwhl'ch isrotatablyy secured t0 apSOli frod invention will become apparenttfrom the follow- 28 is properly aligned with: platen I5 causes coniing detailed description when takentogether with Cal plate: liebe` piloted in aperture 24 and vacthc accompanying drawingsin which; cordingly; said plate 25 will be perfectly concen-` Fg. l is a schematic diagram of the essential tric with platen I5. `It is contemplated that blank i linkagesused in the machine; t i I8 will be furnished witha' central aperture 29, Fig. 2 is aifragrrig-'fntary` front elevation 0f` a, ma-" 25 intowhch conical plate 2'5 is adapbedto t. chine having a linkage as shown in Fig. 1,1 the: when ablanklisplaced uponlplatenl it may View emphasizing the portion of the machine in-` i be `centered thereon yby loweringl conical plate 25 cludng the platen;` t t ,t t with extension 25a pilotedin platen I5 until plate `g. 3 is a section taken through thenovel 25 `contacts the central aperture of the blank, and platen and control means therefor taken on lines due to the conical nature of the plate, the blank 3-3'0fFi'g11I'flp i i t t g i Y i Will be automatically centered on the platen, 1; Fig. l` is a plan View, partly in section,` of the Platen I5 `is provided `with `a relatively long platen andeontr01meanS;an-d i, l l central shaft 3| which is receive in bearings 3i.` Fig. 5 is` a fragmentaryenlarged elevation of` supported on rotatable platform 2|: The under the cam means.` for controlling the platen taken l side of'platen 25 is formed with two axially spaced along lines 5 -5 ofFig. '3. k coaxial surfaces 33fand 34 to whicnare secured Referiingnow to the drawings fora detailed `Suitable friction facings 35` and 36,trespectively.`

description of the inventionland particularly to Platform 2| `is provided witha friction surface 31 i Fig. 1, the machine is comprised. of a frame IU t t vifliili` iS 'adapted to engagefriction surfacew35,

II having suitable means (not shownlfor electconstitute a Clutch for 'driving plateau. It v ing oscillation ofthe crank; avconnecting rod |2,` Should be noted at this point that platen I5 yis` a, cross head I3 and a `work head I4 connected to mOVable axially relative to dI'VlIlg platfOrm 2li` the cross head1 I3.` `The oscillation of crankshaft S0 that itmay be raised; or lowered with referf'` Il from th'e vertical dead center position shown` 45 811C@ t0 thoplaform to disencage and engage the to a position `removed `therefrom electsa clutcl1- verticali movement of work headl4. Ovcrlyng platform 2|, is a guard 38 which is Beneath work head i4 is afblank supporting rigidly securedto frame I0 so as tobe stationary. platen I5 which is rotatable ina manner herein-` `Said,guardiiSprovided with a plurality of plate after to be described. "A roll. carriage I 6 isvslid- 50u` cams `39 (Figs. 4 and 5) which may be curved` ably mountedin rollhead I4 for transversemovethe center of curvature coinciding with the ceri-` mentjrelative to platen I5. Said carriage I6'sup` ter of rotation of the platen` Cams 39 are pro-` portsarolliwhichisadapted to contactablank` vided withgldwells 40, 4I `and 42 connected by |81` .on the platen to roll' and. spin` the blank to inclines 43 and 44." The `surface 451of guardi 38- some desired form. Suitable abutmentsland 29cm immediately adjacent thecamis likewlsecurved 'y 41 secured to the ends of the arms 48 v I 8, but overhanging about a center coinciding with the center of rotation of the platen. Resting on cams 39 is a four-armed, star-shaped spider 46 which is centered relative to the platen by means of rollers thereof and contacting curved surfaces 45. The weight of the spider is taken on rollers 63 which ride on cams 39. It is contemplated that spider 46 will be oscillated through an arc including dwells 40 and 42 of cams 39, the oscillating means being lug 50 extending from spider 46, and a prime mover I, such as a hydraulic cylinder or other reciprocab-le power means, which is pivotally connected to link defined by stops 64 and 65 cooperating with prime mover 5I. While spider 46 is in either one of its limiting positions as definedlby the stopsit is of course stationary. In any intermediate position` its speed can be regulated, or it can be made to stop.

. Spider 46 is formed at its center with `an axially offset annulus 52 (Fig. 3) which is of substantially the same diameter as friction surface 36 of platen I5. Annulus 52 is likewise provided with a friction facing 53 and it is contemplated that said friction facing 53 will be engaged with friction facing 36 to form a brake for platen I5. The various dwells and inclines of cams 39 are so arranged that incline 43 will bring friction facings 53 and 36 into engagement and will subsequently disengage friction facings 35 and 31 to `break the drive from platform 2I to platen I5. Dwell 4I holds platen I5 in a clutch-released, brake-applied position for a short period-to permit the platen to come to rest, and incline 44 then raises platen l5 sufciently to operate av clamp releasing mechanism which will now be described'.

Platen I5 is provided with pairs of spaced lugs 54 between each pair of which-is received a centrifugal clamp 55 which is pivotally `mounted between the lugs by means of a pin 55. As shown in Fig. 3, each clamp is comprised of a linger 51, which is adapted to clamp to the platen; an eccentrically mounted weight 58, and a lateral extension 59. central` opening 60 which is denedby'a flange 6| overhanging extensions 56 on clamps 55.

{It is contemplated that clamps 55will be maintained with fingers 51 out of contact with blank the edge thereof when platen I5 is at rest, so that blank I8may not be removed from the platen, even when the platen is not rotating, until fingers 51 way.` It is also contemplated that when fingers 51 are rotated out of the way, weights 58 will pass through slots 62 in the platen and engage the `under side of the blank to raise the blank offl the platen, thereby permitting an operator to insert a pair of tongs under the blank andremove the blank from the machine. on guard 38, extension 59 on clamp 55, friction surface 53 on annulus 52 of spider 46, and incline 44 on cam`39 are so related that during the movement of rollers 63 upwards along incline 44, platen I5 will be raised to cause extension 59 to strike flange 6I of guard 3B and rotate the clamp radially outwardly until dwell 42 vis reached. At

'this point fingers 51 no longer obstruct the movement of blank I8 off-platen I5 and the blank may then be removed from the machine. Whilerollers 63 are on dwells 42 a new blank may be inserted into vthe machine, the blank resting on the protruding ends of weights 58. along inclines 4'4, the weights are rotated so that 49. The limits of the arc are the -edge of a blank I8 Guard 38 has a are rotated out of the- To this end, flange 6I` As the rollers descendv then as the platen comprised of a link 49 pivotally mounted on a the blank rst comes to rest on platen I5 and continues to move downwardly Jhe clamps are rotated by the force of gravity to a position wherein fingers 51 overhang the edges of the blank. Continued downward movement engages friction surfaces 35 and 31' to start the platen rotating, the weight of the platen being relieved from surface 53 to release the brake. When platen I5 is rotating, centrifugal force causes weights 58 to fly radially outwardly, thereby causing the associated fingers 51 to clamp edges of the blank firmly against the platen.

It will be observed that the apparatus described above `provides a single control means which sequentially declutches the platen from the driving platform, arrests the rotation of the platen to effect a partial release of the centrifugally Y operated clamping means, rotates the overhangtricfaxially spacedfriction yfacingsy on the. platen,1

vupward or downward, and hence is ing protective fingers of the clamp out of the Way after the platen has stopped rotating, and finallyv raises the blank from the platen to permit the operator to insert a pair of tongs under the blank preparatory to removing it from the platen.

Although the platen is `not entirely at rest while rollers 63 are moving along incline 44, either not lIcompletely braked, it is nevertheless slowed down to the speed of the spider 46 and this, for all practical purposes, mayV be considered an effective braking action. l f

It is understood that the foregoing description is merely illustrative of a preferred embodiment ofthe invention and that the scope of the invention, therefore, is not to be limited thereto but is to be determined by the appended claims.

I claim:

1. In blank handling apparatus, the combination of a platen for supportinga blank, a rotatable support for the platen for rotatingA the platen, means for releasably holding thel blank the on the platen, a substantially stationary por- 2. In blank handling apparatus, the cn'imbina'-` tion of a'platen for supporting a blankja rotatable support for the platen for rotatingk Athe platen, an oscillatable support for theplaten;v the platen,

means for holding the blank on means for raising the blank-'from thepla'ten, means for axially moving said orscillatable sup'- port on rotary movement thereofl to engage the platen with the oscillatable supportand disengage the platen from said rotatablesupport for arresting the rotation of thejplaten, and `means.

movement ofv the `oscil`,

operative on suchaxial vlatable support to release the means holding the blank on'the platen and lrender operative' said', the blank fromjthe" blank raising means to raise platen.

3. In apparatus of a blank-,supporting platen, the combination of a blank supporting platenysaid platen being disposed in a substantially horizontal plarieandk rotatable about a Vertical axis, a pair of concenarotatable support adapted to engagejoneof.

the friction facings whereby to drive the plsijt'errl the platen adapted",

an oscillatable support for to engage the other friction facing on the platen' for controlling the i movement L to stop( the rotation thereof, and;x means for causing relative movement between said platen, said rotatable support and said oscillatable support toward and away from each other on oscillation of the latter support for alternately engaging the platen with one or the other of the supports whereby alternately to drive and brake the platen and the blank supported thereon.

4. In apparatusias described in claim. 3, said platen being movable axially relative to the rotatable support, and said oscillatable support being movable axially with respect to the rotatable platen whereby the platen may be disengaged from the rotatable support while it is en gaged with the oscillatable support.

5. In apparatus for controlling the movement of a blank supporting platen, the combination of a blank supporting platen, a rotatable sup` port for the platen, an oscillatable support for the platen, a fixed guard adjacent the platen and means for moving the oscillatable support axially relative to the guard and rotatable support, said means comprising cams on the guard port `with the platen to arrest the rotation of and rollers on the oscillatable support engaging v the cams, and means for oscillating the said oscillatable support to `cause the rollers to ride i up and down the cams thereby to` raise and of the rotatable support, and means on the oscilsupport, said platen being adapted to rest on` said first support and to be rotated thereby, and

a second support for said platen normally spaced therefrom, means mounting said second support providing for limited rotation of said second support, and cooperating means on said mount ing and said second support effective in response "to said limited rotation to move said second sup:

port along said axis into engagement with saidl platen for lifting said platen `out of engagement with said driven 'support to disconnect the drive therewith and arrest the platen rotation.

9. In apparatusfo;1 controlling the movement of a blank supporting platen, the combination of a blank supporting platen' disposed in a hori'- zontal plane and rotatable about a fixed axis, a

rst concentric rotatable support for said platen, means for rotating said first support, said Platen being adapted to rest on said rst support and to be rotated thereby, and a second support for latable support engaging the curved surfaces whereby to center the oscillatable support relative to the platen.

7. In apparatus for controlling the movement of a blank supporting platen, the combination of a blank supporting platen, a rotatable support for the platen concentric therewith, an oscillatable supporti-for the platen, said osci1 latable support being movable axially toward and away from the platen whereby to engage and disengage said platen, said oscillatable support comprising a spider having a plurality of arms, a guard fixed axially with respect to the rotatable support, curved surfaces on the guard concentric with the platen, cam surfaces on the guard adjacent to the curved surfaces, and

- rollers at the end of the arms engaging the curved surfaces and cams respectively, the

` curved surfaces serving to center the oscillatable support relative to the platen and the cam surfaces serving to engage the oscillatablevsupsaid platen normally spaced therefrom, means mounting `said second support providing for i limited arcuate movement of said second `supfor lifting said platen out of engagement with i said driven support to disconnect the drive therewith and arrest the platen rotation` 10. In apparatus for controlling the move,-

, ment of a blank supporting platen; the combination of an axially xed rotatable support; a blank supporting platen adapted to engage said support and tobe rotated thereby; a rotatably oscillatable, axially movable support for the i platen; and meansfor axially moving said last ,i FRANK A( STUHLMAN. 

